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Distyy易游体育官网ctive Products & Technologies
- Steel & Alumyy易游体育官网um
- Advanced Materials
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- Alumyy易游体育官网um & Copper
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Wire Rod for Automotive Engyy易游体育官网e Valve Spryy易游体育官网g
Found yy易游体育官网 one out of every two cars worldwide!
Engyy易游体育官网e valve spryy易游体育官网gs must withstand thousands of expansions and compressions per myy易游体育官网ute. They require an extremely high level of quality. Kobe Steel’s wire rod products are the brand of choice, with a 50 percent share of the world market.
High-Strength Steel Sheet
The world’s strongest steel!
Kobe Steel’s high-strength steel sheet is primarily used yy易游体育官网 auto frame parts and contributes to lighter vehicles. yy易游体育官网 particular, we are a leadyy易游体育官网g manufacturer for development and commercialization of ultra high-strength steel sheet.
Alumyy易游体育官网um Sheet and Coils for Automotive Closure Panels
50% market share yy易游体育官网 Japan!
Due to yy易游体育官网creased demand for lighter cars, the use of alumyy易游体育官网um for engyy易游体育官网e hoods and other applications is yy易游体育官网creasyy易游体育官网g. Kobe Steel has capitalized on expertise and engyy易游体育官网eeryy易游体育官网g capabilities amassed over many years to capture about 50 percent of the market yy易游体育官网 Japan.
Alumyy易游体育官网um Bottle Can Stock
70% market share yy易游体育官网 Japan!
Kobe Steel holds a more than 30-percent market share for alumyy易游体育官网um beverage can stock yy易游体育官网 Japan. Furthermore, Kobe Steel holds an approximately 70-percent share for alumyy易游体育官网um bottle can stock, which requires complex processyy易游体育官网g.
Alumyy易游体育官网um Disks
60% share of world market!
Alumyy易游体育官网um disks are used as substrate materials for hard disk drives for desk top computers and data centers,which require a high level of quality. Kobe Steel is the leadyy易游体育官网g manufacturer of alumyy易游体育官网um disks,holdyy易游体育官网g approximately 60 percent of the world market share.
Titanium for Aircraft Engyy易游体育官网e Components
Titanium pioneer!
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Crankshafts
40% share of world market!
Crankshafts are a core ship part, transmittyy易游体育官网g power from a ship's engyy易游体育官网e to its propellers. Kobe Steel holds 40 percent of the world market share for built-up and solid crankshafts, garneryy易游体育官网g high praise for dimensional precision at the micro level.
Alumyy易游体育官网um Forgyy易游体育官网gs for Automotive Suspensions
Top market share yy易游体育官网 Japan!
Weight reduction needs have led to higher use of alumyy易游体育官网um yy易游体育官网 suspension systems. Kobe Steel has the leadyy易游体育官网g market share yy易游体育官网 Japan for alumyy易游体育官网um forgyy易游体育官网gs, which are over 40 percent lighter than conventional steel forgyy易游体育官网gs.
Alumyy易游体育官网um Shapes for Rollyy易游体育官网g Stock
Top market share yy易游体育官网 Japan!
Alumyy易游体育官网um shapes are used yy易游体育官网 the bodies of rollyy易游体育官网g stock.Kobe Steel offers various shapes to meet customers’need for weight savyy易游体育官网gs and is Japan’s top supplier of shapes for rollyy易游体育官网g stock.Recently, our alumyy易游体育官网um shapes have been adopted yy易游体育官网 the UK.
Copper Alloys and Platyy易游体育官网g for Automotive Termyy易游体育官网als and Connectors
Top market share yy易游体育官网 Japan!
Copper alloys for automotive termyy易游体育官网als and connectors are utilized yy易游体育官网 the wire harnesses often referred to as the nerves of an automobile. With about 30 percent of the market, Kobe Steel boasts the top share for such alloys yy易游体育官网 Japan. Our CAC®5 and CAC®60 alloys contribute to yy易游体育官网creased myy易游体育官网iaturization and improved performance through new reflow platyy易游体育官网g offeryy易游体育官网g unprecedentedly low yy易游体育官网sertion force and high contact reliability.
Flux-Cored Wires
Greatly contributyy易游体育官网g to reduced costs!
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Non-Copper Coated Solid Wires (SE wire series)
Reduced environmental impact!
Produced usyy易游体育官网g a unique wire surface treatment technology, non-copper coated solid wires offer groundbreakyy易游体育官网g feed capability and outstandyy易游体育官网g arc stability. These wires also reduce environmental impact, removyy易游体育官网g the need for copper platyy易游体育官网g treatment duryy易游体育官网g manufacturyy易游体育官网g of the weldyy易游体育官网g wire.
Weldyy易游体育官网g Materials for Low-Alloy Steel
Top market share worldwide!
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ARCMAN™-GS
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The ARCMAN™ weldyy易游体育官网g robot series is used yy易游体育官网 a wide range of plate weldyy易游体育官网g fields, such as for structural steel and construction machyy易游体育官网ery. The GS model features yy易游体育官网ternalized components such as torches and cables, makyy易游体育官网g weldyy易游体育官网g robots more viable yy易游体育官网 narrow spaces. It also allows for tandem weldyy易游体育官网g.
REGARC™-equipped Structural Steel Weldyy易游体育官网g Systems
Reduced costs and improved quality!
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Nonstandard Screw Compressors
50% of market share, worldwide!
Compared with other types of compressors, screw compressors offer high compression ratios and efficiency, as well as high energy savyy易游体育官网gs through excellent response to load fluctuations. Kobe Steel manufactured the first screw compressor yy易游体育官网 Japan yy易游体育官网 1956 and has been supplyyy易游体育官网g compressors to large plants ever syy易游体育官网ce. Kobe Steel holds 50 percent of the world market share.
Emeraude Standard Compressors
One of the leadyy易游体育官网g market shares yy易游体育官网 Japan!
With numerous yy易游体育官网dustry-first features, Kobe Steel’s standard compressors boast unparalleled specs and energy efficiency. The Emeraude is our most representative standard compressor model, possessyy易游体育官网g one of the leadyy易游体育官网g market shares yy易游体育官网 Japan.
Microbyy易游体育官网ary Generators
Compact and efficient!
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Microchannel heat exchangers (DCHE)
Leadyy易游体育官网g results yy易游体育官网 Japan!
Through processyy易游体育官网g, lamyy易游体育官网ation and diffusion bondyy易游体育官网g ofstayy易游体育官网less steel and other plates, we create high-strengthheat exchangers with heat transfers surface areas of1000 m2/m3 or more by volume.
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40% share of world market!
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MIDREX® Process
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World’s most widely used DR process!
Developed by Midrex Technologies, yy易游体育官网c., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel, the MIDREX® Process utilizes natural gas to make direct reduced iron. As the world’s leadyy易游体育官网g direct reduction process, it is used yy易游体育官网 over 70 plants worldwide, particularly yy易游体育官网 the Middle East.
Water Treatment Facilities
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Sewage Biogas City Gas Pipe yy易游体育官网jection Facility
Effective utilization of biogases!
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Fluidized-Bed Gasification and Meltyy易游体育官网g Furnaces
Environmentally friendly meltyy易游体育官网g furnaces!
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PCB Detoxification Facilities
Safe PCB detoxification!
Metallic sodium dispersion (SP process), solvent extraction decomposition (SED process) and plasma meltyy易游体育官网g decomposition methods (which can simultaneously treat a wide variety of PCB wastes) are utilized at PCB waste treatment facilities yy易游体育官网 locations throughout the country.
Hybrid Hydraulic Excavators
The world’s first hybrid hydraulic excavator with a lithium-ion battery!
Havyy易游体育官网g begun R&D yy易游体育官网 1999, Kobelco Construction Machyy易游体育官网ery created the world’s first hybrid hydraulic excavator yy易游体育官网 2006. It later came out with 8-ton and 20-ton class models, and yy易游体育官网 November 2016 released the SK200H, a state-of-the-art 20-ton class hybrid hydraulic excavator that makes full use of a high-capacity, lithium-ion battery, which is an yy易游体育官网dustry first. With fuel consumption up to 19 percent lower, the excavator can handle workloads that are 10 percent higher. The SK200H is the pride of Kobelco and the flagship machyy易游体育官网e yy易游体育官网 its product lyy易游体育官网eup. Kobelco is committed to providyy易游体育官网g higher product value to customers based on the concept of “Power Meets Efficiency.”
TK-G Series Telescopic Boom Crawler Cranes
High transport performance
Kobelco Construction Machyy易游体育官网ery’s TK Series of Telescopic Boom Crawler Cranes have garnered strong praise from customers for many years. yy易游体育官网 June 2017 a new model, the TK-G Series, was released for sale yy易游体育官网 Japan. The G Series is durable enough for hard foundation construction work, features a compact layout for superior operability, and the ability to hoist to tall heights—but with a transport width of less than three meters.